On February 21, 2024, Arroyo garnered controversy by suggesting on Fox's The Big Weekend Show that the recent release of Donald Trump's $400 sneakers is connected to a loss of support for President Joe Biden among Black voters, because the former is "connecting with Black America - because they love sneakers!".

[3][4] His statement was criticized as racist by The View co-hosts Ana Navarro and Sara Haines, who said "If I said that right here today, we would be celebrating my last day here at the show.

"[5] "I have a few questions for Arroyo", wrote Black Milwaukee Journal Sentinel columnist James Causey.

The idea that Blacks would vote for Trump over a pair of sneakers showed how poorly conservatives understood that community, he said.

He is also the editor of Mother Angelica's Little Book of Life Lessons and Everyday Spirituality (2007 Doubleday), Mother Angelica's Private and Pithy Lessons from the Scriptures (2008 Doubleday), The Prayers and Personal Devotions of Mother Angelica (2010 Doubleday), co-author of, Of Thee I Zing: America's Cultural Decline from Muffin Tops to Body Shots (2011 Threshold Editions) and a series of children's books; Will Wilder: The Relic of Perilous Falls (2017), Will Wilder: The Lost Staff of Wonders (2018 Random House/Crown) and Will Wilder: The Amulet of Power (2019).